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• There's also federal special education funding that is allocated from the federal level when IDEA was
• I've also included a link to the federal allocations by state if you... spend quite a bit of their day
• <00:32:17.320> um education funding that is allocated um education funding that is allocated
• :52:27.480> a support struggling readers I secured a support struggling readers I secured a grant
• for 15 reading dyslexia pens but grant for 15 reading dyslexia pens but I'm<00:52:32.119> just

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• <01:09:58.480> organization granting organization granting organization in<01:10:00.480> order
• be granted.
• Rural through federal education grants.
• allocated. Children have won today. allocated. Children have won today.
• <01:56:13.440> organizations have scholarship granting organizations have scholarship granting

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

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• To exempt the city from grant management process when there's a competitive grant process makes perfect
• if it was a competitive grant process. if it was a competitive grant process.
• library grants and grants for cardiac library grants and grants for cardiac emergency<00:48:01.920
• We had re allocated in the House bill.
• requiring MDE to terminate grant requiring MDE to terminate grant agreements<00:58:30.799> under

Keywords: 1183, house

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• grant furthermore the the grant grant furthermore the the grant currently<00:26:28.919> only<
• and for full funding for grants.
• My question is, was the $200,000 per grant—was that allocated in the last biennium similarly?
• My question is, was the $200,000 per grant—was that allocated in the last biennium similarly?
• So if the state is allocating dollars to this grant with taxpayers' money and you're using the University

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 1222 by Representative Lyons is an act in Title 51 relative to grocery initiative grants and
• House Bill 1222 by Representative Lyons is an act in Title 51 relative to grocery initiative grants and
• House Bill 1222 by Representative Lyons is an act in Title 51 relative to grocery initiative grants and
• It simply grants the same powers as other schools and other districts. I see no questions.
• It simply grants the same powers as other schools and other districts. I see no questions.

Bills: SR134, SR135, SR136, SR137, SR140, SR141, SR142, SCR75, SCR77, SCR12, HB75, HB1199, HB221, HCR89, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR58, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB198, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB797, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR31, HCR47, HCR41, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB431, HB441, HB559, HB664, HB685, HB715, HB741, HB822, HB856, HB908, HB980, HB990, HB999, HB1010, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB271, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB750, HB759, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: SR134, Senate Resolution 134, Isaac Herzenberg, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day, javelin, track and field, Class 2A, state championship, high school athletics, student athlete, Louisiana Senate commendation, honorary resolution, sports recognition, University of Nebraska, Baton Rouge, LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium, sportsmanship, collegiate athletics, condolence resolution

Summary: The Senate met with 23 members present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then took up a long calendar of resolutions and House bills. Early action included adopting numerous Senate resolutions, such as studies on the Upper Pontchartrain Basin, economic development boards, remote notarization, retirement system investments in China, and several commendations. The chamber also concurred in House Concurrent Resolutions on the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail study, roundabout education, plumbing code review, and economic ties with Taiwan, with most of these adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. A special recognition was also held for 2025-26 Teachers of the Year from Senate District 15. On the bill calendar, the Senate advanced a wide range of measures. Several bills dealt with education, public safety, and local government, including allowing virtual school students to participate in school activities, requiring mayoral training, updating rules for justice of the peace jurisdiction, and increasing penalties or fees in certain local matters. Other measures addressed health and human services, such as suicide prevention signage and 988 hotline placement on school IDs, Medicaid and provider payment rules, medical records fees for veterans, mental health protective custody procedures, and housing support for trafficking survivors. The chamber also passed bills on insurance, insurance-related venue rules, prompt payment to contractors, hazardous waste cleanup funding, and motor vehicle insurance requirements for out-of-state vehicles. The Senate also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures, including school threat penalties, autopsy photographs as evidence, impaired driving-related provisions, and restrictions on cell-cultured food products and labeling. Additional bills covered economic development and business regulation, such as wood pellet and brick manufacturing incentives, digital asset custody, CPA licensure pathways, and licensing for motor vehicle/recreational product dealers. Most bills were passed by wide margins, though a few drew notable opposition, including the constitutional and policy measures on gender/sex terminology, child custody arbitration, and the out-of-state vehicle insurance bill. Many bills were amended on the floor before final passage, and motions to reconsider were routinely laid on the table.

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• There's one thing when we do RSA and we delegate the state's revenues and how those are allocated, and
• You know, in the last few years, we've increased our competitive grants, and then they fell off quickly
• But the grant situation has completely flipped on us in the meantime.
• But again, we wouldn't want to put day-in and day-out employees on federal grants, really.
• We are two-thirds of the land-grant mission. So one-third of it is obviously teaching.

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• work stands before these servants of the people gathered here today, and we petition that you would grant
• House Bill 1468 is a bill to provide a facility grant for our long-term care facilities.
• So it's a matching grant program.
• A recorded roll call vote is granted.
• A recorded roll call vote is granted.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

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• tech grants.
• The first part is all the um the<00:34:14.640> CTE<00:34:16.080> grant<00:34:16.679>
• money that you know, the the CTE grant money that you know, the 150<00:34:18.679> million<00:
• tech grants. tech grants.
• Next, uh, robotics grant program for just for schools. Turning the page, 284.

Bills: HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, SB380

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, redistricting, election

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• We're trying to take the politics out of it, and I don't know why Senator Hertel granted Senator Lang's
• We're trying to take the politics out of it, and I don't know why Senator Hertel granted Senator Lang's
• We're trying to take the politics out of it, and I don't know why Senator Hertel granted Senator Lang's
• By and large, the way the medical combination business license is written is it only allocates indoor
• separate allocated canopies. separate allocated canopies.

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• that um additional funding be allocated that um additional funding be allocated towards<00:30:17.000
• Defense, page 172, sequence 1001: ceiling for the state and local cybersecurity grant program.
• :07:10.319> local<01:07:10.720> cyber<01:07:11.039> security<01:07:11.400> grant
• for state and local cyber security grant for state and local cyber security grant program<01:07:
• House adjustment, LBR 903: Add $10 million for FY 26 for legislative grants and aid as a placeholder.

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• It's allocating funds to increase that.
• <02:41:16.319> at cutting the ongoing can renew grants at cutting the ongoing can renew grants
• <03:10:37.680> them trouble. that if we don't grant them trouble. that if we don't grant them
• There's an update to a grant effective.
• grants management practices. grants management practices.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I am concerned about this next grant, too. I am concerned about this next grant, too.
• We have some of those grants open right now, and we are having some issues with those grants, too, and
• We have some of those grants open right now, and we are having some issues with those grants, too, and
• We have some of those grants open right now, and we are having some issues with those grants, too, and
• Grant opportunity from that Grant Grant opportunity from that Grant award<01:46:34.440> uh

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• The first page here covers the largest funds: the Land Grant Permanent Fund, Severance Tax.
• However, it is important to note that the two largest funds that we manage, the Land Grant Severance
• Tax Permanent Fund and the Land Grant Permanent Fund, are constitutionally protected.
• It's already been allocated elsewhere.
• So. 7% for land grant and 6.25% for severance.

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• in the lives of folks, whether it be through our food pantries or our food infrastructure security grants
• to be able to help local Our food infrastructure security grants to be able to help local folks produce
• But we have levers that we can pull; we can allocate... But we have levers that we can pull.
• We can allocate some of the money from the excess capital gains revenue—money that's already above our

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4521, establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roder of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, by standing vote, with 8 in favor and none opposed. The chamber also suspended rules to refer several petitions to committee, including a resolution to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications and a petition on officer training related to stage suicides. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including legislation clarifying the duties of the Adjutant General and enhancing access and support for military-connected families, both with new drafts, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was ordered to a third reading. A major portion of the session focused on the House’s nonconcurrence in the Senate’s amendment to the fiscal year 2025 supplemental budget and the appointment of a conference committee. Senators from both parties debated how to respond to the federal government shutdown and the threatened lapse in SNAP benefits, with repeated calls for the Commonwealth to use available state resources to prevent hunger, protect vulnerable residents, and seek federal reimbursement. Several members criticized the governor’s use of taxpayer-funded communications on the issue, while others defended the administration’s limited initial response and emphasized fiscal constraints. The Senate ultimately insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee consisting of Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. The chamber also passed several local and special bills, including measures exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, authorizing sewer service in Sharon, changing the term of the elected moderator in Holden, updating Medford’s linkage exaction program, and establishing sick leave banks for Candy J. Pike and Kathleen Roder. The Senate later adopted amended resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for SNAP during the shutdown, adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday, and then adjourned.

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• As far as program background, many of you may have been involved in the Rural Health Transformation Grant
• Many may have been involved in the Rural Health Transformation Grant application as it came together.
• here, we spend a lot of time making sure that we're aligned with CMS, that we are compliant with the grant
• So 10% of whatever is allocated to them, 10% of that amount to those partners.
• This is just money to allocate to different companies to contract out with VDAH. Is that? Mr.

Keywords: House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care, 976, house, all

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• intent is to have an integrated, inclusive community where approximately 8% of the units will be allocated
• the sewer, and then the initial road network throughout the city of Fayetteville, and then a federal grant
• Really the rate of units that we're allocating for neurodivergent adults is approximately the prevalence
• We're in a building that is under a city grant, and we're able to remain there for several years, we
• So the funding for the initial infrastructure was a HUD grant that Congressman Womack helped us secure

Summary: The committee heard presentations on three Arkansas programs serving students and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. University of Arkansas representatives described the Empower Program, a non-degree, four-year inclusive postsecondary program for young adults with mild intellectual disabilities, and the Autism Support Program, which provides intensive academic, peer, and career coaching for degree-seeking students with autism. They explained the programs’ person-centered planning, residential and employment supports, fee structure of $5,000 per semester for each program, and scholarship/fundraising efforts to offset costs. Members asked about dorm arrangements, mentoring, individualized plans, and how students move in and out of support services, and the presenters emphasized independence, integrated campus life, and transition planning. Pulaski Technical College staff then presented the 3D program, a three-year transition program in culinary, baking, and hospitality for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They outlined integrated classes, internships, job placement outcomes, and data showing strong completion and employment retention rates. Questions focused on how success is measured, tuition and financial aid, and the challenge of securing community partners for practicum and employment sites. The presenters said the program uses rubrics that include technical and professional skills, charges $5,700 per semester, and is pursuing accreditation through the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council. The final presentation was from SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit serving neurodivergent adults through residential supports, supported employment, and community initiatives. Leaders described their vision for a future mixed-use “live-work-play” development at Cato Springs, current residential and vocational services, and community events such as a 5K and a neurodiversity health care conference. Family members testified about the need for adult services, trained direct support professionals, and better reimbursement and behavioral health supports after age 21. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes, and members also announced upcoming autism-related events and requested future discussion on task force appointments and ABA-related issues.

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• intent is to have an integrated, inclusive community where approximately 8% of the units will be allocated
• funding of the initial infrastructure, the sewer, and then the initial road network, and then a federal grant
• Really, the rate of units that we're allocating for neurodivergent adults is approximately the prevalence
• We're in a building that is under a city grant, and we're able to remain there for several years, we
• The funding for the initial infrastructure was a HUD grant that Congressman Womack helped us secure in

Summary: The meeting opened with routine business, including approval of the January 13, 2026 minutes, and a brief recognition of Autism Awareness Month. The task force then heard a presentation from the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions on two student support programs: the Empower Program for non-degree-seeking students ages 18–24 with mild intellectual disabilities, and the Autism Support Program for degree-seeking students with autism. Speakers described academic coaching, peer and career coaching, residential supports, person-centered planning, internships, and scholarship/fee structures, noting that both programs charge a $5,000 per-semester fee and rely on scholarships and fundraising to offset costs. Members asked about dorm arrangements, individualized plans, and how students transition in and out of supports; presenters explained that Empower students remain in the program throughout, while Autism Support Program students may enter or leave services as needed. The committee next heard from Pulaski Technical College’s 3D program, a three-year transition and post-secondary program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities focused on culinary, baking, and hospitality training. Presenters outlined integrated classes with traditional students, faded support over time, internships, and outcomes such as 97 students enrolled since the program began, 57 graduates, strong completion rates, and many graduates obtaining and retaining jobs in the food service industry. Members asked about how success is measured, why rates are not 100 percent, the role of integrated classes, tuition, and community partnerships; staff explained that grading includes technical and professional skills, tuition is $5,700 per semester, and scholarships such as GETS and FAFSA help reduce costs. They also noted plans to expand offerings and pursue accreditation through the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council. Finally, the task force received a presentation from SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit serving neurodivergent adults through residential supports, supported employment, community activities, and advocacy. Leaders described a long-term vision tied to the Cato Springs mixed-use development, where housing, jobs, clinical services, and community amenities would be integrated in a “live, work, play” model. They discussed a residential program, a new vocational program called Program Forge, community events, and the challenges of the “services cliff” after age 21, especially for adults with complex support needs. Members and parents spoke about the importance of trained direct support professionals, ABA-based supports, and the need for better funding and service models for adults. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming autism-related events and a request for future discussion on task force appointments and broader issues around ABA oversight and misuse.

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• Diverting resources that could otherwise be allocated to research development and expansion.
• The financial strain underscore the importance of strategic planning and budget allocations to ensure
• So if you're willing to be a win-win type approach, handling all 6 risks like grants like we see in the
• state of New York and Wisconsin, Illinois, they provide grants for new lines of business.
• and I think sometimes I have 3,700 distributors in 18 patterns that I own and sometimes we take for granted

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are a grant-making agency.
• We began to make a little more money and allocated some funding to solve that problem.
• My understanding is that Every month, they're allocating people to the DD waiver off of the wait list
• It's also a beneficiary Of the land-grant permanent fund, so it receives revenue from its permanent fund
• We are not a general fund agency, but we do receive money from the Land-Grant Permanent Fund and also